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Birth Name: Amber Rose Levonchuck
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 21, 1983
Ethnicity: Italian (37.5%), one quarter Cape Verdean [African, Portuguese], Irish, as well as Scottish, Cornish, and English
Amber Rose is an American hip hop model, hip hop artist, fashion designer, and actress.
She has a son with her former husband, rapper, songwriter, and actor Wiz Khalifa ; and a son with her former partner, Def Jam executive Alexander “A.E.” Edwards.
Amber has said :
I’m Black/ Portuguese/ Irish and Italian.
I’m Black/ Portuguese/ Irish and Italian.
Her father has Irish and Italian ancestry. Her surname, Levonchuck, is from her Polish-American step-grandfather. Amber’s maternal grandfather was the son of Cape Verdean parents, with African and Portuguese ancestry. Amber’s maternal grandmother was of one half Italian, one quarter Scottish, and one quarter English/Cornish, descent. A picture of Amber’s parents, and son, can be seen here .
Amber has also said
Wow!!! I used that DNA kit on ancestry.com and my results just came in!…. my family is from…. Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Italy, Ireland, England, Part European Jewish, Scandinavia, Polynesia, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. Damn I knew I was mixed but this is Awesome!
Wow!!! I used that DNA kit on ancestry.com and my results just came in!…. my family is from…. Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Italy, Ireland, England, Part European Jewish, Scandinavia, Polynesia, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. Damn I knew I was mixed but this is Awesome!
Cape Verde is a group of islands located off the coast of West Africa. Most of the population (about 71%) of Cape Verde is a mix of Sub-Saharan African and European ancestry, usually from Portugal and Spain. Another celebrity of Cape Verde descent was Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes.
12/02/2017 – Rose – Casting Call For “Chocolate Rose” Presented By Amber Rose – Chocolate Lounge Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV, USA -Photo Credit: PRN / PRPhotos.com
Amber’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Michael Kelly, Jr. (the son of Joseph R. Kelly and Julia Strain). Amber’s grandfather Joseph was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amber’s great-grandfather Joseph was Irish.
Amber’s paternal grandmother was Rose Ann Spera (the daughter of Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone). Rose was born in Pennsylvania. Enrico was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Italian parents, Giamberardino John Spera/Sperie and Elizabeth/Giovanna Fontecchio. Amber’s great-grandmother Rose was also the daughter of Italian parents, Joseph Montone/Montani and Susana Passwell/Pasquale/Dipasquale. Amber’s grandmother re-married to Francis/Frank Joseph Levonchuck, in 1963, when Amber’s father was a year old. Francis was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents, Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck and Pauline Tarnowski.
Amber’s maternal grandfather was Anthony Joseph “Sonny” Rose (the son of Theodore/Teofilo Araujo “Teddy” Rose and Lillian dos Santos). Anthony was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were born on Brava, Cape Verde, and were black Cape Verdeans. Theodore was the son of Jose Rose/Marcellino de Araujo and Josephine/Josefa Burgo De Pina. Amber’s great-grandmother Lillian was the daughter of Manuel dos Santos and Annie/Ana Vicente.
Amber’s maternal grandmother was Joan Marie Iavicola (the daughter of Frank R. Iavicola and Marie Rebecca Clark). Joan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Frank was born in San Vito, Chietino, Abruzzo, Italy, the son of Anthony Iavicola and Angelina. Amber’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Robert H. Clark, Jr., whose father was born in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, and whose mother was born in Ashton U Lyne, Lancashire, England; and of Jennie Robb, who was born in Ireland, to Scottish parents, her father from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, and her mother from Old Monkland, Lanark.
A picture of Amber’s maternal grandfather can be seen here . A picture of Amber’s grandfather, and Amber’s son, can be seen here .
Sources: http://www.hollywoodgrind.com https://mobile.twitter.com https://www.facebook.com
Genealogy of Amber Rose – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Amber’s paternal step-grandfather, Francis/Frank Joseph Levonchuck – https://www.newspapers.com
Amber’s paternal step-great-grandparents, Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck and Pauline Tarnowski, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Amber’s paternal step-great-grandfather, Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck – https://www.newspapers.com
Death record of Amber’s paternal grandmother, Rose Ann (Spera) Levonchuk – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Amber’s paternal great-grandparents, Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone – https://www.familysearch.org
Amber’s paternal great-grandparents, Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Amber’s maternal grandfather, Anthony Joseph “Sonny” Rose, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Amber’s maternal great-grandparents, Theodore/Teofilo Araujo “Teddy” Rose and Lillian dos Santos – https://www.familysearch.org
Amber’s maternal great-grandparents, Theodore/Teofilo Araujo “Teddy” Rose and Lillian dos Santos, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org